Expert Lead Integrator

Job Description

Strategic ACI is seeking an Expert GEOINT Lead Integrator to support enterprise transformation initiatives across NGA and its Mission Partners. This is a highly visible technical leadership role, where you will guide systems engineering and integration efforts spanning the full engineering lifecycle, from architecture and requirements development through integration, testing, and transition to operations.

You will help modernize the GEOINT enterprise by leading complex integration initiatives, shaping future-state architectures, and providing strategic recommendations that influence mission capability investments. This position is ideal for an experienced systems integration leader with deep knowledge of GEOINT TCPED architecture, enterprise systems engineering, and Digital Engineering/Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across multiple organizations to ensure alignment of enterprise architecture, requirements, interfaces, and mission capabilities.
• Lead enterprise-wide systems integration efforts across NGA Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and Mission Partners.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to government stakeholders on integration strategy, architecture modernization, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Establish partnerships across organizations to drive synchronized integration planning and execution.
• Lead high-visibility integration projects from concept development through Transition to Operations (TTO).
• Lead architecture gap analyses and development of future-state enterprise architectures.
• Perform engineering assessments, trade studies, Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), and Courses of Action (COAs) to support strategic investment decisions.
• Analyze enterprise baselines and ensure end-to-end traceability between requirements, architecture, interfaces, and system capabilities.
• Capture and translate mission and customer needs into technical requirements and integrated solutions.
• Drive adoption of Digital Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies.
• Develop integrated project plans, CONOPS, target-state architectures, roadmaps, and engineering documentation.
• Lead cross-functional Integrated Project Teams supporting GEOINT modernization initiatives across Analytic, Collection Management, Data Services, Foundation GEOINT, and IT domains.
• Define and improve modern systems integration processes using Agile, Digital Engineering, AI, and industry best practices.
• Mentor engineers and integrators while identifying new opportunities to expand team capabilities and support customer mission needs.

Participate in NGA governance, configuration management, and risk management activities.

• Ensure enterprise documentation remains aligned across architecture, requirements, interfaces, and engineering baselines.
• Provide technical leadership during enterprise planning, coordination, and decision-making efforts.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance and the ability to pass a polygraph.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or another STEM discipline.
• 18+ years' of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 18+ years of experience leading systems engineering, systems integration, architecture, and technical analysis efforts across the full system lifecycle.
• Extensive experience designing, analyzing, documenting, and integrating complex IT or enterprise systems.
• 18+ years of experience supporting DoD or Intelligence Community acquisition processes and/or PPBES.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, cross-organizational engineering and integration initiatives.

Desired:

• Extensive knowledge of the GEOINT Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) Architecture.
• Experience supporting the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG), Allied System for Geospatial-Intelligence (ASG), and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise modernization initiatives, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Multi-Cloud architectures, and Edge Computing.
• Experience with Digital Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, processes, and methodologies.
• Experience using Agile project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) certification(s).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships and lead multi-agency integrated project teams.
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.

About Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc



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Why choose a career with Strategic ACI?



Strategic Alliance Consulting, Inc. believes that our greatest asset is our employees. Our goal is not to meet our staff's expectations, but to exceed them. Competitive salaries, work-life balance, industry leading benefits packages, and family first values are at the core of Strategic ACI's culture.



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Your Strategic ACI Total Rewards Compensation Package includes:

• Competitive salary


• 100% benefits paid (Includes; health, dental, and vision plan premiums) for all full time employees and their families


• 401k with 5% match vested at day one!


• Profit sharing commensurate with company growth


• PTO - 3 weeks and 3 days per year


• 11 Company Paid Holidays (aligned with Federal Government)


• Long term/Short term disability


• 1.5x salary life insurance


• $100 per month cell phone allowance


• $6000 cash in lieu of benefits per year if employee is insured elsewhere


• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,250 per year for college or professional certifications


• Casual dress code, company lunches, flexible schedules, employee phone plan discounts